Imitation of Life (1959)

Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!

Movie · Drama, Romance · 2h 5m · Rated 7.4/10 on TMDB · Released April 9, 1959

Overview

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

Directed by Douglas Sirk

Cast

• Lana Turner as Lora Meredith
• John Gavin as Steve Archer
• Sandra Dee as Susie (16)
• Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane (18)
• Robert Alda as Allen Loomis
• Dan O'Herlihy as David Edwards
• Juanita Moore as Annie Johnson
• Karin Dicker as Sarah Jane (8)
• Terry Burnham as Susie (6)
• John Vivyan as Young Man
• Lee Goodman as Photographer
• Ann Robinson as Showgirl

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